Hebrews 13:2

τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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Matthew 25:35

ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took in: me

Genesis 18:1

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בְּאֵֽלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּֽתַח-הָאֹהֶל כְּחֹם הַיּֽוֹם׃

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

1 Peter 4:9

φιλόξενοι εἰς ἀλλήλους ἄνευ γογγυσμῶν·

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Romans 12:13

ταῖς χρείαις τῶν ἁγίων κοινωνοῦντες τὴν φιλοξενίαν διώκοντες

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Matthew 25:43

ξένος ἤμην καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με γυμνὸς καὶ οὐ περιεβάλετέ με ἀσθενὴς καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με

I was a stranger, and ye took in: me not naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Matthew 25:40

καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐρεῖ αὐτοῖς Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ἐφ' ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν ἐλαχίστων ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Leviticus 19:34

כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר׀ הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָֽהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּֽי-גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 10:18

עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפַּט יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה וְאֹהֵב גֵּר לָתֶת לוֹ לֶחֶם וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

1 Kings 17:10

וַיָּקָם׀ וַיֵּלֶךְ צָֽרְפַתָה וַיָּבֹא אֶל-פֶּתַח הָעִיר וְהִנֵּה-שָׁם אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה מְקֹשֶׁשֶׁת עֵצִים וַיִּקְרָא אֵלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמַר קְחִי-נָא לִי מְעַט-מַיִם בַּכְּלִי וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Titus 1:8

ἀλλὰ φιλόξενον φιλάγαθον σώφρονα δίκαιον ὅσιον ἐγκρατῆ

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Job 31:32

בַּחוּץ לֹא-יָלִין גֵּר דְּלָתַי לָאֹרַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

Judges 13:15

וַיֹּאמֶר מָנוֹחַ אֶל-מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה נַעְצְרָה-נָּא אוֹתָךְ וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה לְפָנֶיךָ גְּדִי עִזִּֽים׃

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

Isaiah 58:7

הֲלוֹא פָרֹס לָֽרָעֵב לַחְמֶךָ וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים תָּבִיא בָיִת כִּֽי-תִרְאֶה עָרֹם וְכִסִּיתוֹ וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ לֹא תִתְעַלָּֽם׃

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

1 Timothy 5:10

ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς μαρτυρουμένη εἰ ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν εἰ ἐξενοδόχησεν εἰ ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν εἰ θλιβομένοις ἐπήρκεσεν εἰ παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ ἐπηκολούθησεν

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

1 Timothy 3:2

δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλεον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Romans 16:23

ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Γάϊος ὁ ξένος μου καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ὅλης ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἔραστος ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως καὶ Κούαρτος ὁ ἀδελφός

Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

Acts 16:15

ὡς δὲ ἐβαπτίσθη καὶ ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς παρεκάλεσεν λέγουσα Εἰ κεκρίκατέ με πιστὴν τῷ κυρίῳ εἶναι εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου μείνατε καὶ παρεβιάσατο ἡμᾶς

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Job 31:19

אִם-אֶרְאֶה אוֹבֵד מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

2 Kings 4:8

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיַּֽעֲבֹר אֱלִישָׁע אֶל-שׁוּנֵם וְשָׁם אִשָּׁה גְדוֹלָה וַתַּֽחֲזֶק-בּוֹ לֶֽאֱכָל-לָחֶם וַֽיְהִי מִדֵּי עָבְרוֹ יָסֻר שָׁמָּה לֶֽאֱכָל-לָֽחֶם׃

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

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Definite Article — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"

τῆς	Speech Definite Article Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular

Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh

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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87

Strong's Definition G3588

the, which, that, he, they, …

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted

Variations 16 forms of this word

Translations 525 English renderings

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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"

φιλοξενίας

Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular

Dictionary form: φιλονεξία · feel-oh-neh-KSEE-ah

In English

In the KJV here: to entertain strangers

hospitality ×1 to entertain strangers ×1

Strong's Definition G5381

entertain, hospitality

philonexia

hospitableness

love to strangers, hospitality

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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Particle

μὴ	Speech Particle More Negative

Dictionary form: μή · may

In English

In the KJV here: not

not ×571 no ×60 lest ×33 but ×26 except ×10 neither ×7 at all ×6 him not ×6

Strong's Definition G3361

not, no, lest, but, except, …

mē

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

no, not lest

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 62 English renderings

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Verb — Present, second person plural ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

ἐπιλανθάνεσθε

Speech Verb Tense Present Person Second Number Plural

Dictionary form: ἐπιλανθάνομαι · eh-pee-lahn-THA-noh-meh

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In the KJV here: be forgetful

forget ×1 forgetful be ×1 forgetteth ×1 forgotten ×1 i do forgetting ×1 the disciples had forgotten ×1 they had forgotten ×1 to forget ×1

Strong's Definition G1950

forgotten, forget, forgetful, forgetteth, forgetting

epilanthanomai

to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect

to forget

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

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Preposition

διὰ	Speech Preposition

Dictionary form: διά · thee-AH

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In the KJV here: thereby

by ×233 for ×92 through ×88 therefore ×39 because ×35 with ×15 because of ×14 wherefore ×11

Strong's Definition G1223

by, for, through, because, therefore, …

dia

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

through

of place

with

throughout

the ground or reason by which something is or is not done

by reason of

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 75 English renderings

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Demonstrative Pronoun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"

ταύτης

Speech Demonstrative Pronoun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular

Dictionary form: οὗτος · HOO-tose

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this ×245 these ×77 the same ×34 he ×30 this man ×18 of this ×9 they ×9 is this ×6

Strong's Definition G3778

this, these, same, he, man, …

houtos

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)

this

Variations 23 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: γάρ · gahr

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In the KJV here: for

for ×1016 because ×4 what ×4 and ×3 yet ×3 but ×2 him for ×2 indeed ×2

Strong's Definition G1063

for, because, what, and, yet, …

gar

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 28 English renderings

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Verb — Active Indicative, third person plural the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

ἔλαθόν

Speech Verb Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Plural

Dictionary form: λανθάνω · lahn-THA-noh

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In the KJV here: unawares

are hidden from ×1 are ignorant of ×1 be hid ×1 hid she was ×1 ignorant of be ×1 unawares ×1

Strong's Definition G2990

hid, hidden, ignorant, of, unawares

lanthanō

to lie hid (literally or figuratively); often used adverbially, unwittingly

to be hidden, to be hidden from one, secretly, unawares, without knowing

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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Indefinite Pronoun — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"

τινες

Speech Indefinite Pronoun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural

Dictionary form: τὶς · tees

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In the KJV here: some

any man ×73 some ×67 any ×65 a certain ×55 certain ×52 a man ×31 one ×31 any thing ×25

Strong's Definition G5100

man, certain, some, any, one, …

tis

some or any person or object

a certain, a certain one

Variations 24 forms of this word

Translations 63 English renderings

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Verb — Aorist Active Participle Nominative, masculine plural the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s" the subject — the one doing the action

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